Portable home hemodialysis

Topfer L-A
Record ID 32005000162
English, French
Authors' objectives:

The aim of this study is to summarize the available information on portable home hemodialysis devices: Home Dialysis Plus (HD+), Home Dialysis Plus Ltd., Portland OR; PHD Personal Hemodialysis System, Aksys Ltd., Lincolnshire, IL.

Authors' recommendations: Daily nocturnal home hemodialysis involves more frequent and longer-duration hemodialysis. Advantages include improved patient well-being (better appetite and diet, less dietary restriction, less fatigue, shorter recovery time); better hemodynamic stability and blood pressure control; improved clearance of wastes. The US National Institutes of Health is funding a randomized controlled trial to compare conventional hemodialysis to short daily, and daily nocturnal home hemodialysis. Results should be available in 2008. The HD+ device is at the prototype stage so there are no data on its clinical performance. The company is planning a trial involving 25 patients to support their application for US FDA premarket approval.
Authors' methods: Overview
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: https://www.ccohta.ca/
Year Published: 2005
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Canada
MeSH Terms
  • Renal Dialysis
Contact
Organisation Name: Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment
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